Re: [gnso-dow123] Emailing: 2100-9588_22-5986553.htm

[Bret Fausett <bfausett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

KathrynKL@xxxxxxx wrote:

> The answer seems to be right in front of us:

And the GAO report seems to agree with you Kathy....

"Based on information collected from federal officials and one 
registrar, we identified the following two technologies and tools 
intended to help reduce false contact information in the Whois database:

(1) The Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS) protocol14 was 
originally designed to address privacy concerns associated with making 
Whois contact
information publicly available.

* IRIS includes authentication mechanisms that allow for “tiered” access 
to Whois data. Under IRIS, only limited Whois information—such as the 
name and contact information for the registrar—would be available to the 
general public (the “bottom” tier of users). A second “top” tier 
implementing stricter access controls could provide more specific 
registrant information to a limited number of users, such as law 
enforcement officials conducting online fraud investigations.
* According to agency officials, implementing the IRIS protocol could 
encourage more registrants to submit accurate data into the Whois database.
* ICANN is investigating proposals to implement a tiered access system. 
However, according to the American Intellectual Property Law 
Association,15 a number of issues would need to be addressed before 
implementing the system, including
o defining criteria for users to access
o establishing an authority to determine those criteria, and
o determining the cost to implement"